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PROPERTY TRANSFER NOTIFICATION CERTIFICATION

This form is to be signed by the prospective purchaser before signing a purchase and sale agreement or a memorandum of agreement, or by the lessee-prospective purchaser before signing a lease with an option to purchase for residential property built before 1978, for compliance with federal and Massachusetts lead-based paint disclosure requirements. Required Federal Lead Warning Statement: Every purchaser of any interest in residential property on which a residential dwelling was built prior to 1978 is notified that such property may present exposure to lead from lead-based paint that may place young children at risk of developing lead poisoning. Lead poisoning in young children may produce permanent neurological damage, including learning disabilities, reduced intelligence quotient, behavioral problems and impaired memory. Lead poisoning also poses a particular risk to pregnant women. The seller of any interest in residential real property is required to provide the buyer with any information on lead-based paint hazards from risk assessments or inspections in the seller's possession and notify the buyer of any known lead-based paint hazards. A risk assessment or inspection for possible lead-based paint hazards is recommended prior to purchase.

Seller's Disclosure (a) Presence of lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards (check (i) or (ii) below): (i) Known lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards are present in the housing (explain). (ii) Seller has no knowledge of lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in the housing. (b) Records and reports available to the seller (check (i) or (ii) below): (i) Seller has provided the purchaser with all available records and reports pertaining to lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in the housing (check documents below). Lead Inspection Report; Risk Assessment Report; Letter of Interim Control; Letter of Compliance (ii) Seller has no reports or records pertaining to lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards in the housing. Purchaser's or Lessee Purchaser's Acknowledgment (initial) (c) Purchaser or lessee purchaser has received copies of all documents checked above. (d) Purchaser or lessee purchaser has received no documents. (e) Purchaser or lessee purchaser has received the Property Transfer Lead Paint Notification. (f) Purchaser or lessee purchaser has (check (i) or (ii) below): (i) received a 10-day opportunity (or mutually agreed upon period) to conduct a risk assessment or inspection for the presence of lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards; or (ii) waived the opportunity to conduct a risk assessment or inspection for the presence of lead-based paint and/or lead-based paint hazards. Agent's Acknowledgment (initial) (g) Agent has informed the seller of the seller's obligations under federal and state law for lead-based paint disclosure and notification, and is aware of his/her responsibility to ensure compliance. (h) Agent has verbally informed purchaser or lessee-purchaser of the possible presence of dangerous levels of lead in paint, plaster, putty or other structural materials and his or her obligation to bring a property into compliance with the Massachusetts Lead Law -- either through full deleading or interim control -- if it was built before 1978 and a child under six years old resides or will reside in the property. Certification of Accuracy The following parties have reviewed the information above and certify, to the best of their knowledge, that the information they have provided is true and accurate. Seller

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Address of Property CLPPP Form 94-3, 6/30/94, Rev. 9/02

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